Lauren Webster has been one of UAB's three pitching aces this season (Jimmy Mitchell/UAB)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The UAB softball team takes center stage this weekend as the Blazers try to add on to its already historical season.

This is the first UAB softball team to win 40 games, win the regular season Conference USA championship and advance to a Super Regional. The next phase begins on Saturday at noon CT (ESPNU) at No. 2 Florida.

The second game of the best-of-3 series starts Sunday at 11 a.m. CT (ESPN) with an if-necessary third game following.

"We're getting our school on the map and helping our program in all sports," UAB pitcher Leigh Streetman said. "It's really exciting."

Florida, at 55-7 and the SEC champion, is the favorite, but UAB (40-17) hasn't been deterred all season long, thriving on a "Beat the Game" motto as well as resiliency. UAB won two straight in last week's Louisville Regional, but lost to UCLA in the first game of the championship series before winning the if-necessary game 3-2 in 13 innings.

"We take it as an advantage almost because we've been an underdog all year," Streetman said. "We're just going to take it as another game. If we play our A-game, we can beat anybody."

Let's take a look at the teams. Projected starting lineups are based on games from last Sunday.